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Defence Equipment and Support

Explosive Material Identification Procurement Project

Laboratory Equipment
ValueValue not published
Awarded22 Jul 2026
Published23 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Southern Scientific Ltd
Awarded value£8.3m
Award date22 Jul 2026

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
Toni Stadon
DES-LESTSP-SEEC-Commercial@mod.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

The Protect Delivery Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Southern Scientific Ltd for the Procurement and In Service Support of Explosive Material Identification equipment.

The contract shall be awarded under the Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, utilising the weighted value for money evaluation criteria.

Southern Scientific Ltd shall be awarded a Contract for both Lots, as they submitted compliant bids in accordance with the evaluation criteria set out in the Invitation to Tender.

One Contract shall be placed with Southern Scientific Ltd for both Lot 1: The procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-Held FTIR Spectrum analysers and Lot 2: The procurement and in-service support of Hand-Held RAMAN spectrum analysers.

The Contract shall be for a period of 9 years and 4 months, with the option to extend duration for a further 2 years (2x 1 year options).

The total estimated Contract Value (including options) is £8,250,000.00 ex VAT and £9,900,000.00 inc VAT.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Protect Delivery Team, part of

The Protect Delivery Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Southern Scientific Ltd for the Procurement and In Service Support of Explosive Material Identification equipment.

02

The contract shall be awarded under

The contract shall be awarded under the Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, utilising the weighted value for money evaluation criteria.

03

Southern Scientific Ltd shall be awarded

Southern Scientific Ltd shall be awarded a Contract for both Lots, as they submitted compliant bids in accordance with the evaluation criteria set out in the Invitation to Tender.

04

One Contract shall be placed with Southern

One Contract shall be placed with Southern Scientific Ltd for both Lot 1: The procurement and In-Service Support of Hand-Held FTIR Spectrum analysers and Lot 2: The procurement and in-service support of Hand-Held RAMAN spectrum analysers.

05

The Contract shall be for a period

The Contract shall be for a period of 9 years and 4 months, with the option to extend duration for a further 2 years (2x 1 year options).

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050fb0
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
069661-2026
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